I was lucky to find this William Morris fabric at a pop up shop on Darwen market. Herbert Parkinson is a local company and they were selling rolls off for charity. £5 for 2 metres.
After much deliberation about the pattern and how best to make 4 cushions, 8 sides with the same design I chose to have the two birds and the strawberries in the centre. The ‘Strawberry Thief’ is a famous design. I have seen other people use the other birds in the design as the centre but with the piece I had choice was limited.
Adding to previous posts about piped cushions I learned from experience. The dark bias binding I bought for the edges has previously shown through the white cord used in the piped edge. This time I bought black polyester cord. It is cheaper and it does not show through, but it is slippery to work with. Putting a pin through the whole piece of piping while sewing helped a lot.
Cushion one.
And repeat, repeat, repeat.
The bias binding 2m per cushion, cord 2m per cushion cost £15 and the padded inners were £16 for four. Total cost £36.
Seems expensive, but in the shops WM cushions would be very pricey.
These are for us in our own home. Love ‘em.
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